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Aerial of the Halong bay islands at sunset.

Jul 23, 20206 min read

Ask Lonely Planet: how do I cope with little to no travel?

Hieroglyph color of a religious service in the temple at medinet habu in Luxor Egypt

Jul 23, 20202 min read

Google launches translator app for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

Passengers sitting in aircraft seats.

Jul 23, 20202 min read

Here's a video explaining how filters clean the air on airplanes

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Jul 23, 20202 min read

This creative teenager takes her brother around the world with her chalk drawings

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Jul 23, 20202 min read

The 'most haunted house' in Ireland is for sale

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Jul 22, 20206 min read

Stay in a vintage Airstream at these quirky caravan hotels around the world

Daniel White, AKA the Blackalachian, tackled the Appalachian Trail in 2017

Jul 22, 20205 min read

How one first-time hiker conquered the Appalachian Trail

Aerial of the Pan-American highway and the Nazca desert in Peru.
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Jul 22, 20203 min read

The Pan-American Highway: the ultimate road trip

Visit California’s Dream Drive event at Ventana at Big Sur, Calif. on Thursday, August 9 2018.

Jul 22, 20205 min read

6 rentals for serious vintage vacation vibes

Jul 22, 20205 min read

We drove across the Americas - here are our 7 most scenic routes

Danzhai boasts 350 square miles of hills, valleys, rivers and sculpted rice terraces.

Jul 22, 20206 min read

Why Danzhai is Southern China’s secret escape

The road to the Miao village of Paimo is lined with rice terraces.

Jul 22, 20207 min read

Village hop through Southern China’s Danzhai County

Colorful embroidery is one way the Miao preserve and express their culture

Jul 22, 20206 min read

Exploring traditional crafts in Guizhou's Danzhai County

Jul 22, 20202 min read

Bermuda is the latest destination to welcome remote workers

View of the Ushguli village at the foot of Mt. Shkhara. Picturesque and gorgeous scene. Famous tourist attraction. Location place Lamaria Church Jgrag, Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Europe. Beauty world.

Jul 22, 20203 min read

Georgia is enticing adventurous digital nomads with new visa policy

Water cascading into one of Plitvice’s upper lakes.

Jul 22, 20202 min read

US travelers can go to Croatia - but not the rest of the EU

Breakfast on a tray in bed in hotel, white linen, wooden interior

Jul 21, 20209 min read

11 US hotels that make social distancing fresh and fun

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Jul 21, 20202 min read

Exhibition on infectious disease ironically opens late due to COVID-19

Sunrise and reflections at Maroon Bells lake.

Jul 21, 20206 min read

Find your green getaway at these overlooked US national forests

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Jul 21, 20201 min read

Disney World bans eating and drinking while walking

Young female backpacker checking her train arrival on a digital timetable board.

Jul 21, 20201 min read

A new 'smart' face mask can translate speech into eight languages

Buckingham Palace gin pictured in Buckingham Palace garden.<br/>.<br/>Credit: Royal Collection Trust/ c Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020. .<br/>.<br/>For single use only in relation to Buckingham Palace gin sold by Royal Collection Trust. Not to be archived or sold on..<br/>

Jul 21, 20202 min read

Buckingham Palace is selling a gin with botanicals picked from the palace’s gardens

Jul 20, 20202 min read

A new supersonic jet prototype is ready to launch

Young man is standing near window at the airport and watching plane before departure. He is standing and carrying luggage. Focus on his back

Jul 20, 20205 min read

The world’s message to US travelers: go home

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as Frances 'Baby' Houseman and Johnny Castle.

Jul 20, 20202 min read

The lake from Dirty Dancing is reappearing after a 12-year absence

Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey.

Jul 20, 20202 min read

Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia converted from a museum to a mosque

A hiker looking at the Amalfi Coast and the town of Positano.

Jul 20, 20204 min read

Italy's 5 best natural wonders

Jul 20, 20204 min read

Get away from it all at 10 under-the-radar escapes in the USA

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Jul 20, 20202 min read

These school buses have been converted into adorable hotels

AUGUST 13th, 2015: Visitors at the Angel of the North, a steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, which stands 20 meters high.

Jul 19, 20204 min read

6 new walking trails in northeast England trace the region's unique history

Marimba is the popular dance of the town

Jul 17, 20205 min read

How Afro-Ecuadorians shaped the country’s culture – and are changing its future

British Airways Boeing 747-400 with nickname Queen of the Skies commercial aircraft as seen on final approach with landing gear down landing at New York JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport in USA on 23 January 2020. The jumbo jet wide-body long haul airplane has the registration G-CIVR with 4x RR engines. BA is connecting capital of UK London LHR to New York City via Transatlantic flight. BAW Speedbird is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom member of Oneworld aviation alliance. NY, USA (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Jul 17, 20204 min read

British Airways retires 747 jumbo jets due to COVID-19 pandemic

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Jul 17, 20203 min read

What’s killing Botswana’s beloved elephants? Experts scramble to find answers

Jul 17, 20205 min read

What it's really like to buy a €1 Italian home

The Ring Road through Skaftafell National Park in Iceland.

Jul 17, 20201 min read

Experts reveal their top tips for camping in Iceland

Medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber at night.

Jul 17, 20202 min read

The EU will keep its borders closed to US travelers for now

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Jul 17, 20201 min read

Watch these penguins waddle past dinosaurs on a museum field trip

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Jul 17, 20202 min read

This hotel’s wine delivery robot is now its official social distancing ambassador

Passengers wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), including a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, walk through the arrivals hall after landing at at Terminal Two of London Heathrow Airport in west London, on May 9, 2020. - Britain could introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for international arrivals to stem the spread of coronavirus as part of its plan to ease the lockdown, an airline association said Saturday, sparking alarm in an industry already badly hit by the global pandemic. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Jul 16, 20206 min read

Are you ready to give up traveler privacy to fight the coronavirus?

Sunlit jungle path through El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico.

Jul 16, 20204 min read

Puerto Rico's 7 best hiking trails

Airstream Basecamp 20X Steamboat

Jul 16, 20202 min read

Airstream reveals two new travel trailers for your next road trip adventure

Overcast sky over waterfall, Iceland

Jul 16, 20202 min read

Why Iceland wants you to send in your screams of frustration

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Jul 16, 20202 min read

You could be an artist-in-residence at this incredible cemetery

Lovely girl reading e-learning resources on the laptop computer with the assistance of her mom at home

Jul 16, 20205 min read

Blast into space or go on safari with the best virtual tours for kids

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Jul 16, 20202 min read

For the first time in centuries, wild bison will roam the UK

Beluga whale, Somerset Island, Canadian High Arctic.

Jul 16, 20202 min read

This live-cam helps scientists in the Arctic study beluga whales

Buitrago Del Lozoya, Spain

Jul 16, 20202 min read

The Lord of the Rings inspired this new Spanish hiking trail

A staircase ascends through the evergreen forest in Garajonay National Park, La Gomera island in Spain.

Jul 16, 20201 min read

This city is building Europe's largest metropolitan forest

UK glamping company recycles music festival tents

Jul 16, 20201 min read

Stay in a repurposed musical festival tent at these new glamping sites

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Jul 15, 20204 min read

These tiny-home resorts are perfect social distancing getaways

PARIS - JUNE 30: Two elderly gays follow column of demonstrators at the Gay Pride on June 30, 2012 in Paris.

Jul 15, 20204 min read

This NYC preservation society wants landmark status for key sites in the struggle for equal rights

Jul 15, 20202 min read

Airbnb is banning some users under 25 from renting entire houses

Notre Dame cathedral lit up at dusk.

Jul 15, 20202 min read

Notre Dame will be restored to exactly how it was before the devastating fire

Once a niche, virtual travel is now a necessity

Jul 14, 20204 min read

Why virtual tours are here to stay

Dubai Jumeirah

Jul 14, 20202 min read

Where in the world are people planning to travel in 2021?

Jul 14, 20201 min read

A new cycle route will take you from Yellowstone to Minneapolis

Sublime Light, Cape Blomidon

Jul 14, 20203 min read

Nova Scotia's Cliffs of Fundy are now a UNESCO Global Geopark

Boats moored on the waterfront of Rijeka.

Jul 14, 20202 min read

This new overnight train to Croatia is already so popular that it's running daily

Jul 14, 20204 min read

Is this the end of hostels as we know them?

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Jul 14, 20203 min read

Canada's incredible 'spirit bears' are rarer than previously thought

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